Catholic Public Domain Version
"So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.” "
— Luke 15:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
“Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. ”
“Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."”
“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.””
“So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.”
“Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.”
“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.
Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it?
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying: ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the drachma, which I had lost.’
So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.”
And he said: “A certain man had two sons.
And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them.
And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury.